“Black man”

This cannot,
Be everything they said that it would be,
Who am I?
Of the ones they always said, should be free…
I’m just a black man,
With currency, so why you sell me dreams?
Just a black man…..
With labor made from love, but never cheap…..
Not from souls that you can cage…..
Not from homes that you can creep……
I’m just a black man…….
Always working hard, but never sleeps…..
I’m just a man……..
That so happens to be black,
If I give you all my heart,
Would you promise to give it back?
Or will you disregard my cries?
And be cautious of what I lack?
Will my long hair, dread locs,
Invite you to attack?
I’m just a black man!!!
I ain’t ask for prejudice and violence…..
I’m a black man!!!!
Of course I recognize you tryna hide it…..
You can sweep it under rugs,
But you can’t pay me to be silent!
See, that’s what’s wrong making peace!
Cuz you so scared of being challenged……
I know jealousy ain’t hatred,
It just sounds a little like it…..
just a black man…….
They threaten me with laws, so I’ll be quiet…….
[Hook]
Martin Luther king, he had a dream…….
And Malcolm X gave everything he had, to give us wings……
And Rosa parks, a queen who wasn’t meant for what you deemed……
See America ain’t righteous…….
It gives birth to many screams…..
The land of the free?
more like the land of make believe………..
(Set me free……..)
The chains turned into hoods, we couldn’t leave…….
(Let me breathe……)
The nooses on our necks became id’s we couldn’t bring………
And if you fail to-identify yourself as less than  king……
They’ll unholster their firearm and say you disagreed………
(Set me free……..)
And let me breathe…….

Hip hop, jazz-hip hop, blues, soul